Poor Herman Drucker

Herman Drucker apparently was just trying to make a little money during WWI by working for clothing companies that provided goods to the government and gets investigated for treason.

H.B. Ferguson sends a letter to the War Department.

14 Mar 1918

Mckeesport, PA, USA

Herman Drucker's previous employer, H.B. Ferguson Co., writes a letter to the War Department apparently trying to do their patriotic duty by informing them that Herman was destroying clothing intended for the US Government. H.B. Ferguson Co. said that Herman. "had an evident mania for destroying government goods." Herman was also an alien, which comes to light in this letter.